Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अथेन्द्रस्य महाघोरं सोडसृजच्छत्रुमेव हि

Transliteration

atha indrasya mahāghoraṃ so 'sṛjac chatrum eva hi | agnāv āhutim ādhāya munir indrasya vai ripum || tasya nāma mada iti | sa mukham prasārya tiṣṭhaty āsīt | tasya adhoṣṭhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ saṃspṛṣṭaḥ, ūrdhvoṣṭha ākāśaṃ spṛśati | tasya mukhe sahasraṃ dantāḥ, te ca śata-śata-yojanocchritāḥ | tasya dāḍhā bhīṣaṇā dve-dve-śata-yojanāyāmāḥ | atha devaḥ sendrāḥ sarve tasya jihvā-mūle samāpatanta, yathā mahāsāgare bahavo matsyāḥ timi-nāmnaḥ mahāmatsyasya mukhe patanti ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେଇ ମହାମୁନି ଅଗ୍ନିରେ ଆହୁତି ଦେଇ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଶତ୍ରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କଲେ—ତାହାର ନାମ ‘ମଦ’ (ମଦ/ଅହଂକାର) ଥିଲା। ସେ ମୁହଁ ଫାଟି ଦଢ଼ି ରହିଲା; ତାହାର ତଳ ଓଠ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ଛୁଇଁଥିଲା ଏବଂ ଉପର ଓଠ ଆକାଶକୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରୁଥିଲା। ତାହାର ମୁହଁ ଭିତରେ ହଜାର ଦାନ୍ତ—ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଶତ-ଶତ ଯୋଜନ ଉଚ୍ଚ; ଏବଂ ତାହାର ଭୟାନକ ଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରା ଦୁଇ-ଦୁଇ ଶତ ଯୋଜନ ଲମ୍ବା। ସେଇ ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତରେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ସହିତ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବତା ତାହାର ଜିହ୍ୱାମୂଳରେ ଧକ୍କା ଖାଇ ପହଞ୍ଚିଗଲେ—ଯେପରି ମହାସାଗରରେ ଅନେକ ମାଛ ‘ତିମି’ ନାମକ ମହାମତ୍ସ୍ୟର ମୁହଁରେ ପଡ଼ିଯାନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• इन्द्रस्य: for/of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महाघोरम्: very terrible
• महाघोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाघोर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असृजत्: created/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शत्रुम्: an enemy
• शत्रुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

Speaker

च्यवन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• च्यवन (Cyavana)
• इन्द्र (Indra)
• देवाः (the gods)
• मद (Mada)
• अग्नि (sacrificial fire)
• तिमि (Timi)
• महासागर (ocean)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse dramatizes mada—intoxication and pride—as a devouring force that can overwhelm even the gods. Ethical strength requires humility and self-restraint; otherwise power itself becomes the cause of downfall.

What is happening in the narrative?

Cyavana performs a fire-offering and manifests a terrifying being named Mada as Indra’s enemy. Mada’s colossal mouth and teeth are described, and the gods with Indra are shown as being driven into its tongue-root, like fish swallowed by the great sea-creature Timi.